The Once Caldas Sentinel
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
A brace, and Jefry Zapata takes the afternoon — 8.61
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Jefry Zapata provided it, and the 8.61 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
Once Caldas close the window on a squad of their own making
9 in and 6 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market24 Jul 2028
Once Caldas turn down Junior for Juan Diego Ceballos
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
An offer of $1.0M for Guillermo Celis
Once Caldas have gone to Deportes Tolima with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Once Caldas count the cost of losing Andrés Colorado
17 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
César Bravo due for a Once Caldas medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Match22 Jul 2028
Jefry Zapata the difference as Once Caldas beat Deportivo Cali
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Jefry Zapata. 2‑0 against Deportivo Cali, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Once Caldas
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luis Palacios was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Once Caldas lose Sergio Santos
21 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
In brief
- Squad Once Caldas are still strangers to each other
- Loan watch Esteban Arias has seen enough of Fafe
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Juan Pablo Nieto